2025 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs El Segundo, CA

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Highlights
- El Segundo spends 32.6% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% higher in El Segundo than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Segundo had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAEl Segundo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for El Segundo    2 Reviews

Lived in the South Bay my whole 62 year life .Manhattan Beach ,Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach but the best of all has been El Segundo for the small town beach atmosphere  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have worked in El Segundo for 35 years, and lived here for 16. We moved here to find a friendly small-town atmosphere with good schools, and we have not been  More

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